Ricardo Verdugo Landi

RICARDO VERDUGO LANDI (Málaga, 1871 - Madrid, 1930).
"Marina".
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 48 x 64 cm; 68 x 85 cm (frame).
Verdugo Landi was one of the great Spanish marine painters of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. A favorite disciple of Emilio Ocón, he developed a painting centered on the sea, standing out for his ability to capture the atmosphere, the light and the movement of the waves with great sensitivity. His recognition came early thanks to his participation in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, where he won several medals for works such as Oleaje, Alta mar and Por la ría de Bilbao.
In addition to his pictorial career, he had an important work as a graphic journalist and editor in publications linked to the ABC newspaper, as well as in illustrated magazines such as La Esfera and Nuevo Mundo. His work, of a markedly luminist and naturalist character, is today in important Spanish collections and museums such as the Prado Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Malaga.